Charles Town, WV Population

Overview

6,373

Total Population

40.4

Median age

52.27%

Female population %

91.3:100

Gender ratio (M:F)

40-44 years

Largest age group

57.0

Total dependency ratio

White

Largest racial group

592

Hispanic population

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (ACS) 2021

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Age

Charles Town's population is old compared to the rest of the country:

The median age in Charles Town is 40.4, compared to 38.8 nationwide, according to the American Community Survey 2017 - 2021 5 Year estimates.
Charles Town's population under 18 was 25.61%, compared to the 22.51% nationwide.
Charles Town's elderly or the senior population (over 65 age) was 15.41% as compared to 16.04% nationwide.
Of the total population in Charles Town, 20.92% were under the age of 15, 12.49% aged 15 to 29, 51.18% aged 30 to 64, 14.06% aged 65 to 84, and 1.35% were 85 years of age and older.

There are 289 more females than males in Charles Town:

The female percentage in the USA is 50.50% while the male percentage is 49.50%, compared to 52.27% females and 47.73% males in Charles Town, WV.
The Charles Town, WV gender ratio is 91.3:100 i.e. 91.3 men to 100 women (0.913).
For male population, the largest age group is 35-39 years with a population of 293.
For the female population, the largest age group is 40-44 years with a population of 342.

Charles Town's population has become increasingly diverse:

Racial distribution of Charles Town population: 78.08% are White, 10.62% are Black or African American, 2.67% are Asian, 3.01% are some other race and 5.62% are multiracial.
Charles Town's racial breakdown clearly shows that there is an absolute majority of White population in the city.
By ethnicity, 592 is Hispanic or Latino (of any race), and 5,781 (90.71% of the total population) is Non-Hispanic.
The largest racial group in Charles Town is White with a population of 4,976 (78.08% of the total population).

Charles Town's population has not reached its peak yet and is showing a trend of further growth:

The peak population was 7,126 in the year 2022
From 2000 to 2010, Charles Town's population increased by 1,323 (33.68%), as compared to the national growth of 9.63%.
From 2010 to 2020, Charles Town's population increased by 1,274 (24.26%), according to Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program. For the same period, the rate of growth for the United States was 7.17%.
Between the year 2000 and 2022, Charles Town's population was lowest in year 2000 at 3,928.